cc: "Clare Goodess" , c.harpham@uea.ac.uk date: Mon, 14 May 2007 09:47:04 +0100 (BST) from: C.Goodess@uea.ac.uk subject: Re: Fwd: Meeting Agenda - 21st May to: "Phil Jones" I meant the new UHI simulations with mosaic land tiling and urban heat emissions that Richard Betts will perform for SCORCHIO. Clare > > Clare, Colin, > As far as I understand the new HadRM3 runs are transient runs (17 in > all) > using perturbed physics. I can probably find out by emailing Dave > Sexton. > > I am away on May 21 - in Schipol with Keith/Dimitrios for the day > re ECOCHANGE. > > Cheers > Phil > > > At 16:23 11/05/2007, Clare Goodess wrote: >>Phil/Colin >> >>This is the technical SCORCHIO meeting. Phil I don't think you're >>available to go. I am definitely going. Would it be a good for Colin >>to go too if he is available? >> >>CRU's input will really start once we have outputs from the new >>HadRM3 simulations. The timetable for these will be discussed at the >>meeting, but my understanding is that these are likely to take place >>somewhat later than originally planned in order to allow better >>specification of boundary conditions - particularly the urban heat >> sources. >> >>Please could you let me know if you have any thoughts about any of >>the agenda items. >> >>Outputs required to run the BETWIXT WG is straightforward (i.e. we >>know the variables and time resolution needed). >> >>But the question of spatial scales needs some >>thought/discussion. The weather generator can be run for any of the >>city stations for which we have enough observed data - and then the >>Manchester team could do the spatial extrapolation from these >>sites. And/or we could also work with spatially-interpolated >>gridded parameters to start with (how appropriate are those produced >>for UKCIP08?). Maybe both approaches will have to be tested. >> >>I think there is also an issue to do with consistency of the UKCIP08 >>scenarios and the planned HadMR3 UHI simulations. Is it possible, >>for example, to isolate the 'anthropogenic urban' forcing effect >>from the latter simulations and then add that to the UKCIP08 >>scenario perturbations? We probably can't answer a lot of the >>questions until we have results to play with. But the question now >>is, do we have any suggestions as to which greenhouse gas emissions >>scenario is used for the HadRM3 simulations. The BETWIXT HadCM3 >>simulations used 1xCO2 and 2xCO2. Should the new simulations stick >>with this (I don't think they will be transient runs) or use >>something more comparable to A1B say? >> >>And please let me/Claire know if there are additional items you >>think should be on the agenda (though bear in mind this is only a 2 >>hour meeting!). >> >>Best wishes, Clare >> >> >> >> >>>From: "Claire Smith" >>>Reply-To: "Claire.Smith-2@manchester.ac.uk" >>> >>>To: "sarah.lindley@manchester.ac.uk" , >>> "Clare Goodess" , "c.harpham@uea.ac.uk" >>> , "Betts, Richard" >>> >>> , "Geoff.levermore@manchester.ac.uk" >>> >>>CC: "Stuart Barr" , "John Handley" >>> >>>Subject: Meeting Agenda - 21st May >>>Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 08:56:56 +0100 >>>Organization: University of Manchester >>>X-Mailer: Oracle Connector for Outlook 10.1.2.0.3 71207 (11.0.8118) >>>X-Accept-Language: en-gb, en >>>X-Authenticated-Sender: Claire Smith from >>>mace-r-mcjsscs2.mace.manchester.ac.uk (mace.manchester.ac.uk) >>>[130.88.114.106]:1228 >>>X-Authenticated-From: Claire.Smith-2@manchester.ac.uk >>>X-UoM: Scanned by the University Mail System. See >>>http://www.itservices.manchester.ac.uk/email/filtering/information/ >>>for details. >>>X-UEA-Spam-Score: 0.2 >>>X-UEA-Spam-Level: / >>>X-UEA-Spam-Flag: NO >>> >>>Dear all >>> >>>I have booked a room for us at the MRC head office in London >>>between 2 and 4 pm on May 21st ( >>>http://www.mrc.ac.uk/AboutUs/Findus/index.htm) to discuss in more >>>detail how the various work packages feed into one another. I have >>>attached a short agenda, but feel free to let me know if you want >>>to include anything else on it. >>> >>>John, Stuart, I have included you on the email but don't worry if >>>you are unable to make it. >>> >>>Thanks, >>> >>>Claire >>> >>>School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Eng. >>>University of Manchester >>>PO Box 88 >>>Sackville Street >>>Manchester >>>M60 1QD >>>Tel direct: +44(0)161 306 2352 >>>www.mace.manchester.ac.uk >>> >> >>Dr Clare Goodess >>Climatic Research Unit >>School of Environmental Sciences >>University of East Anglia >>Norwich >>NR4 7TJ >>UK >> >>Tel: +44 -1603 592875 >>Fax: +44 -1603 507784 >>Web: http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/ >> http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/~clareg/clare.htm >> >> > > Prof. Phil Jones > Climatic Research Unit Telephone +44 (0) 1603 592090 > School of Environmental Sciences Fax +44 (0) 1603 507784 > University of East Anglia > Norwich Email p.jones@uea.ac.uk > NR4 7TJ > UK > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------